Readers Propose Ways to Make Indianapolis Streets Safer
The Indianapolis Times reports rising traffic accidents while deaths stay steady and cites city officers urging prevention lectures. The paper offers a $50 prize for the best practical safety suggestion, with readers recommending pedestrian direction rules and speed governors for cars.
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Indianapolis Times
Times
Walter Paul
Frank R. Owens
John Leo Connell
Ohio St
City voices urge street traffic reform and whipping post idea
Letters urge a whipping post ordinance and direct movement rules for east west and north south traffic. Readers propose traffic signals, curb crossing rules, and street car turning priorities to improve flow and safety.
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Senate Ave
Alabama St
Ohio St
Georgia St
Capitol Ave
Pennsylvania St
Ss. S. Long
Wilcox St
Ouran Foes Denied Aid by Harding
President Harding declined Idaho politicians plea to rebuke Senator Borah in Idaho. Borah fights hostile factions within his party over his renomination with moves to exclude him from the convention and possibly force an independent bid. Borah’s allies hope he runs independently if defeated.
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Ouran
Harding
Lawrence Martin
United Press
Butte
Mont
Senator Borah
Idaho
Borah
Washington
City Judge Fines Charity Solicitor
William Achteleben of 443 S Dela St was fined $5 and costs for kennels with a vagrancy charge continued indefinitely in city court today Judge Delbert Wilmeth presiding He was arrested after a physician complained he approached with jingling coins asking for a contribution while reportedly drunk William Waymeier also of the same address said Christian Army solicitors received 60 percent of contributions The judge then asked if more solicitors were needed.
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Judge Wilmeth
Los Angeles Picked for National Retail Grocers Meet
Los Angeles was selected as the next convention city of the National Retail Grocers Association by the annual convention. Delegates later travelled west on a group vacation to Glacier National Park.
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United Press
ST. Paul
Steamer Sumatra Sinks Off New South Wales
United Press reports the steamer Sumatra foundered off New South Wales with all aboard. Forty five drowned. ten of the deceased were white, including the captain's mother.
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Sumatra
United Preas “Ve Urne
Sutra
New South Wales
Trouble Shooter for All City Departments
Margaret Kern, secretary to city building commissioner Francis F. Hamilton, handles multiple posts in the building department and related offices. Residents tease her about smoke, lemonade stands, and even squirrels, while she oversees permits and questions zoning and neighborhood conflicts.
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Margaret Kern
Francis F. Hamilton
Hamilton
Fred S. Beck
Board of Electrical Examiners
Herildren
Park Board
Board of Squirrels’ Guardians
Hunt Denies All State Charges In Own Defense
Ed win A Hunt denies conspiring with Will Latta and Richard Sipe to embezzle 10000 from a county trust fund. Latta testifies under cross examination as judge Gause and prosecutor Evans spar over Aetna Trust finances and past deals. Defense contends Hunt borrowed funds in good faith from Sipe who later faced prison for county fund shortages.
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Edwin A. Hunt
Washingt Blvd
Will H. Latta
Richard V. Sipe
Latta
Grieling
William P. Evans
Hunt
Aetna Trust and Savings Company
Evans
Fred C. Gause
Newcastle
Ralph Kane
Aetna
Sipe
Colored Baptists Hold Fifty Sixth State Meeting
The colored Baptist churches opened their fifty sixth annual State convention at Mt. Paran Baptist Church at Twelfth and Missouri Streets. Rev. Charles W. Lewis led devotional services and discussions on Sunday school work followed by morning and afternoon sessions and a night program.
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Mt. Paran Baptist Church
Twelfth
Missouri Sts
Charles W. Lewis
Local Dentist Walter Johnson Files Bankruptcy
Walter E. Johnson a dentist of 3419 Salem Street filed a bankruptcy petition in federal court declaring liabilities of 44842.07 dollars and assets of 12300 dollars.
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Walter E. Johnson
Federal
Salem St
Old Sol Promises Real Summer Backing
Weather bureau meteorologist J H Arm ington predicts fair weather and rising temperatures as summer returns. Hoosiers slept under blankets as temperatures fell to 48 degrees, a level reached or exceeded in June many times in 52 years, with a historical June low of 39 degrees on June 6, 1894.
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J. H. Armington
Weather Bureau
Armington
Cold wave Bites Chicago After Heat Wave Deaths
A June cold front swept northern Middle West with Chicago recording 52 degrees. Winds turned raw after a week of deadly heat. Winter clothing felt comfortable as temperatures begin a slow rise forecast by the Weather Bureau.
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United Press
Chicago
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Veteran grocer John M. Crabill dies at 59
John M. Crabill veteran grocer age 59 died Thursday. Last rites set for 10 a m Saturday at 622 North Alabama Street with private services. Burial in Crown Hill. Crabill ran a Pratt and Illinois Streets store for years and retired two years ago. He was a Ohio native who lived in Indianapolis most of his life. Survived by widow Catherine and son Marshall.
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John M. Crabill
Alabama St
Crown Hill
Crabill
Pratt and
Illinois Sts
Ohio
Indianapolis
Catherine Crabill
Marshall
Ohio Boy Proves Himself King of Cyarble Champs
Harlan McCoy a 14 year old from Columbus Ohio won the national marble championship in Atlantic City defeating Sammy Schneider 11 to 2 in the final. The event drew forty competitors with McCoy and Schneider surviving eliminations after opening rounds Tuesday. The Scripps Howard League backed the event with champions from its newspapers and covered expenses for boys and escorts.
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Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Harlan McCoy
Columbus
United States
Sammy Schneider
St. Louis
Scripps- Howard League
Indianapolis Times
Scripps-Howard Organization
McCoy
Citizen
Scripps-Howard
Ross Beaver
Indianapolis
Schneider
Pastor Resigns from Memorial Presbyterian Church
The Memorial Presbyterian Church at 722 E Eleventh St accepted the resignation of Rev. James M. Eakins of 615 BE Twen ty-Second St effective Sept 1. The church will request the Indianapolis Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relationship and commend the pastor for his service as the congregation notes strong growth and finances.
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Memorial Presbyterian Church
Eleventh St
James M. Eakins
Mr. Eakins
Indianapolis
Eakins
Vigo County Tuberculosis Hospital Construction Begins
Begin Hospital Construction Terre Haute Indiana June 29 Vigo County Tuberculosis Hospital started today. The facility will accommodate seventy patients.
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Times Special
Terre Haute
Ind
Vigo County Tuberculosis Hospital
Youth Confesses to Murder of Auburn Landowner
Ivan Wooten a 16 year old graduate from Patton school near Auburn admitted killing Mrs. Mary Seales 72 a widow and landowner of Auburn Township to escape and find work. He confessed amid a mob outside and described the crime after deputies pressed him for truth.
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United Press
Springfield
Til
Ivan Wooten
Mary Seales
Auburn Township
Edgar County
Paris
Patton School
Auburn
William Dickerson
Jack ‘Walsh
Seales
Young Wooten
What I Was Doing at 20
A 20 year old narrator recalls teaching in a one room country schoolhouse near Walkerton in St. Joseph County. He describes farm life on the family farm, his Walkerton high school graduation, and a dream of becoming a lawyer. He cherishes horse and buggy Sunday rides with his future wife and reflects on choosing that life again.
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St. Joseph County
Walkerton
City Asks 19 Water Questions From Indianapolis Water
Corporation Counsel Taylor E Groninger filed a request for information with the Public Service Commission seeking 19 points on the water rate controversy. Requests cover land and improvements, book values, tax valuations, securities, income, water sources, meters, and customer growth from 1929 onward.
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Corporation
Taylor E. Groninger
Indianapolis Water Company
Public Service Commission
the Water Company
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Poisoned Woman in Critical Condition After Crisis
Myrtle Ware, 34, of 2048 South Meridian Street, lies in a city hospital in critical condition after reportedly ingesting poison during a domestic dispute. Police say the incident followed a quarrel with her husband Charles Ware's parents at their apartment. Mrs. Lizzie King, owner of the building, tried to intervene and remove the poison.
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Myrtle Ware
S. Meridian St
Cooney
Harms
Ware
Charles Ware
Joseph Ware
Lizzie King
Shelby County agent denies labor report
Shelbyville Indiana June 29 Agricultural agent H. D. Jackson says there is no serious farm labor shortage in Shelby County. He calls reports to the contrary exaggerated and warns they may push wage demands higher with daily asks of five to six dollars.
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Jackson
Times
Shelbyville
Ind
Shelby County
H. D. Jackson
Pennsylvania Leads in American Legion Grave Decoration Fund
Pennsylvania increases its contributions to the American Legion grave decoration fund, bringing its total to 9 211 23 and maintaining leadership. National donations climb to 112 947 27 with posts and individuals aiding the effort as organizers estimate 200 000 will be needed for grave decorations during wartime lifetimes.
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Pennsylvania
American Legion Fund
Europe
Legion
Summer Hours For Downtown Retail Stores In July
Summer hours set July five start for downtown shops. Many stores close at five PM to give clerks outdoor time. In July and August most close at noon on Saturdays.
Two Prisoners Escape Deputy At Old Workhouse
Two county prisoners fled from guards at the old workhouse on Twenty-First Street today. Jack Lewis aged 22 and Elmer O Bannion aged 24 slipped away while Deputy Amos Compton was eating lunch. Lewis faced ten days for petit larceny and O Bannion nineteen days for assault and battery.
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Jack Lewis
Indiana Ave
Elmer O'Bannion
Ellsworth St
Twenty-First St
Northwestern Ave
Amos Compton
Lewis
O’bannion
Check forger sought after $500 fraudulent check
Detectives hunt for a man who allegedly cashed a $500 check at Banner Furniture Company on Meridian Street for $356 worth of furniture. Police say he vanished after receiving $144 in change.
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Banner Furniture Company
S. Meridian St
National Catholic daily paper debated at Lincoln convention
A national Catholic daily newspaper, backed by the Catholic Press Association, was urged as a possible home in a letter from Rt. Rev. Louis Walsh. The association discussed a national press service for Catholic affairs and prepared nominations for its retiring president’s successor. Speakers included James A. Stuart and Joseph P. O Mahony with a banquet planned at the Lincoln.
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Catholic Press Association
Lincoln
Louis 8. Walsh
D. D
Portland
Maine
Washington, D. C
New York
F. W. Harvey, Jr
Chicago
Francia Dc. Kelley
Thomas P. Hart
E. Lester Muller
McCray
George Barnard
Justin McGrath
News Service
National Catholic Welfare News Service
James A. Stuart
Joseph P. O'Mahony
Indiana Catholic and Record
John Danshy
S. J
School of Journalism
Marquette University
Patrick Scanlan
Brooklyn Tablet
Brooklyn Tablet. A Banquet Will Be Held Tonight In the Travertine
Lincoln, Mer
Kelley
Stutz Motor Car applies for NYSE listing
Stutz Motor Car Company of America, Inc. seeks to relist 263000 shares on the New York Stock Exchange moving from the curb market. J J Hotz treasurer declines comment as William N. Thompson president is in Uniontown Pennsylvania. The Chase National Bank of New York serves as transfer agent.
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Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Stutz Motor Car Company of America, Inc
Indianapolis
J. J. Hotz
New York Curb Exchange
Charles Schwab
Allen A. Ryan
New York
William N. Thompson
Uniontown
Chase National Bank of New York
Japanese garden on loan desk delights children at library
A miniature Japanese garden is placed on the loan desk for children in the Central Library’s children's room during the summer months. It invites youngsters to enjoy a peaceful, decorative feature as they read and explore.
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Central Library
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